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  1. Rick Stephens

    Part numbers internals on early ('91) Gen2 Power Steering Control Valve

    My steering control valve is leaking into the bilge. I still need to clean it up one more time and see if I can isolate the leak. Not the hoses or hose connections. My Manual calls this control valve the 'early style only'. And I see you can buy the entire valve at some Merc parts sources for...
  2. Rick Stephens

    '94 Evenrude 140 water flow

    Hi all, Working on a customer's E140TLERR (ser G 03523014), a '94 V4 140 HP. He moved into the area 4 years ago and the boat has been sitting stewing in its old gas ever since. Nice setup for cleaning the fuel tank out as it comes out of this hull in about a half hour. The whole deck comes up...
  3. Rick Stephens

    member rank and icons

    I have noticed a lot of users are stuck at kaydet when they have quite a few posts. And, many users aren't getting a rank icon below their name. Moi included. Just thought I would point that out. Thanks for keeping on.
  4. Rick Stephens

    Saltwater vs Freshwater XI5 Motorguide

    Contemplating sticking an XI5 bow mount 24 volt trolling motor on my fishing barge. Already have a Lowrance Elite 9 Ti with a total scan transducer. I look forward to networking them together and using the handheld remote for the motor while trolling for salmon. I hadn't considered the Saltwater...
  5. Rick Stephens

    Redneck and duct tape

    Funny stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPv...ature=youtu.be
  6. Rick Stephens

    SE106 on 1975 Mer sterndrive?

    Got a gentleman who has a 1975 Mercruiser 140. He lost his sterndrive. He is interested in using my year old SE106 Alpha1. From what I understand it should work, he will only have to change the yoke to the short one off his old sterndrive, both are 17 spline. Mine is 9 3/8 his is 7 1/2 inch...
  7. Rick Stephens

    New way to leak an Alpha1

    I've been sweating a little tiny leak on my newly built Gen2 with the V6. Only happens when running fast. Little tiny drip behind the engine. Never leaves even a cup of water, but has been mixed with grease last 2 trips. This outdrive and engine were completely gone through with the attention...
  8. Rick Stephens

    Compatibility '14 MCM MPI engine with Alpha1 transom and drive

    Have a friend who is repowering an older Skagit boat that has a 120 Merc in it and an old old drive.He found a great deal on a 2014 MPI 3.0L factory crate motor, a complete TKS bobtail unit. He is considering matching that up with a 1990 Alpha1 with 1.94 SEI outdrive. Alpha1 transom is 0C787939...
  9. Rick Stephens

    Stumbling Edelbrock 1409, 4.3l, V6

    So as noted in other posts, I just finished dropping a newly built 4.3L Vortec in my boat. I needed to lower my overall engine height by a smidgen to fit my doghouse, and the original QJet, on an adapter plate, also had missing choke parts and was pretty corroded from weather. So a 1409...
  10. Rick Stephens

    GenII weird water leak

    All ya'all ever see a water leak out around the upper gear case top cover - on muffs, on an Alpha1 GenII? I know there are cooling passages around the upper gear case, but they shouldn't be able to leak out around the top cap. Should they? No water getting in the gear oil at all. Just...
  11. Rick Stephens

    Perfect Seal on head bolt threads?

    The Merc manuals all (I have a morphodite bastard 4.3L and have several manuals open while I work on it) state to coat head bolts with Perfect Seal - easy enough to get a different brand replacement of Merc's camel snot sealer now that they no longer make it. I have never ever done that to a...
  12. Rick Stephens

    Near miss, anchored pleasure boat and tanker

    Wow. Just saw this (sorry if been posted before). Pleasure boat stalls out in the channel, drops anchor. Huge tanker rolls by 30 feet away. Also an incredibly smart pro fishing boat captain engaging brain to assist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=dW_dk2NCOUU
  13. Rick Stephens

    Scam had grandparents scrambling w/$3500

    Had an interesting event last Wednesday. My wife and I work together in an online Mac business. So we are together pretty much all the time. She gets a call last wednesday from my sister (the lawyer, no less) who says: "This has got to stop". And proceeds to ream out my wife over the fact that...
  14. Rick Stephens

    3.0L to 4.3L mtr mounts and 25 yo transom

    Howdy everyone. I am new to the boat modding side of the forum, and new to fiberglassing things like motor mounts into my boat. Here's the story: I have a 25 year old runabout that I lucked out when I bought, since I didn't know squat about how to prepurchase exam a boat. At least I lake...
  15. Rick Stephens

    Why Alpha1 G2 aluminum transom bolts?

    Trying to figure this out. Swapping out an Alpha1 to a GenII. Bottom bolts on the Alpha 1 transom plate to gimbal housing are steel. On the GenII the bottom bolts are aluminum carriage bolts with a itsy bitsy rubber washer to keep water out of your transom. On donor boat those aluminum bolts...
  16. Rick Stephens

    Which intake gasket type alum manifold

    Going through a 4.3 that was updated to Vortec heads and Performa intake. Had to pull the motor down, even though a new motor the PO allowed water to get in, one cylinder is pitted enough to bore the engine - a crime - brand new pistons, rings, oil pump, intake, heads and he left it out with...
  17. Rick Stephens

    Shift shaft seal lip up or down?

    Going through a recently purchased GenII leg. Started with a pressure test since there was oil around the shift shaft and teensy coating on the water pump housing (different source, obviously). Air leaks around the shift shaft unless the shaft and rubber sleeve are pressed firmly down onto seal...
  18. Rick Stephens

    Power/OutDrive Swap - 3.0L Alpha1 to 4.3L GenII

    Howdy all, I own a '91 with a 3L Alpha1, and it needs the motor gone through - rings, valves, that kind of stuff. Runs OK but after 25 years feeling its age. I purchased cheap a nearly identical model boat that is a '93 with a 4.3L and a GenII. The boat is shot with severely cracked gel coat...
  19. Rick Stephens

    Good slip = Bad tach?

    Just finished up break in hours on a new 1.94 ratio SEI Alpha 1 drive on my 3 Liter. Finally got to go to WOT. Hate to say it, but I got TOO good numbers, if that is possible :^) Indicated RPMs 4500 GPS Speed 35 MPH Wheel Pitch 17 inch Ratio 1.94 This gives me in the neighborhood of 5-6% slip...
  20. Rick Stephens

    Bluewater Riviera 18

    This is a repost. I could not do anything with the original - not even post a reply to it. Some database corruption. Hopefully iBoats has someone working on the forum and fixing the problems. Bluewater Riviera 18 project So, I will either need the assistance of folks on this forum...
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